Whose Holiday?
Whose Holiday?
Stina Wirsén, illustrated by Stina WirsénLittle Dog is going on holiday with his dad and Teddy-Pig. It’s so exciting! But do they make friends with anyone? Yes, they do. There’s a hedgehog that wants to play, but she says ”Bonjour” and ”Merci” and Little Dog doesn’t understand any of it …
But Little Dog and the hedgehog have great fun together, even though they don’t understand each other. And when they come home again, two new children have started at Little Dog’s preschool and they don’t speak Swedish either. But it doesn’t matter because Little Dog knows how to play in every language.
Sold in over a million copies in Sweden alone, Stina Wirsén’s Who series deals with important and difficult topics with impressive simplicity and commitment for both young and old. With sensitivity and a genuine interest for the child’s perspective, Wirsén is masterful at finding the conflict and drama in everyday situations and guiding both the child and parent through all of life’s big emotions.
The stories are seemingly straight-forward, but never one to shy away from the complexity of life, the Who series tackles questions of grief, frustration, jealousy, loneliness, excitement, and joy, always written with warmth and humour. A Swedish Modern Family for children, the family constellations are a reflection of our time, with single mothers and fathers, stepparents, nuclear families and families of two moms or dads. Wirsén is known and beloved for writing the world as it is, rather than how we wish it would be, perfectly suited for the age group without sugar-coating reality.
